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The Knight in V10 Armour After a decade of teetering on the brink of disappearing into the abyss with so many other iconic marques, Lamborghini under the ownership of VW knew they needed to pull something very special out of the hat. Enter the Gallardo. Named for the 18th century Spanish bullfighting breeder Francisco Gallardo (meaning Gallant), the Gallardo was unveiled at the 2003 Geneva motor show and from the second the covers were whipped off, it was a runaway success and put Lamborghini b

With a 1990s movie portfolio that would put Tom Hanks to shame, the Lamborghini Diablo became the ‘it’ car of the decade. Wherever it went it was admired and whoever was seen in it, well, they had made it. But there was one version of the Diablo that was a little more daring than the others, the rear-wheel-drive 5.7, V12 Diablo. First contemplated in 1985 as a successor to the Countach (another vehicle with a strong film presence) Project 132 had a one-line brief – the car must have a top speed

The Bat for The Batman Some Lamborghinis are famously named after famous Spanish Fighting Bulls, and this car was certainly named for one of the greats. Named “Murcielago” (Spanish for “Bat”), the first clean sheet design in over 11 years was worthy of being named after the legendary bull that survived a brutal fight in 1879 with such passion and spirit to captivate the audience and be given the honour of retiring and being a leading sire A huge leap-forward in design, ergonomics and performa

At CHROME TEMPLE we feel the the ingredients for collecting success need not be many. Complementing fire breathing high capacity engines and analogue driving characteristics should be strong provenance and true scarcity. With just 100 units produced globally (rarely will you find such a low production number across any marque) to celebrate 50 years of Lamborghini and the most successful model to date, this last of the line Gallardo was the culmination of the very best aspects of the Gallardo.